Archive for October, 2012

In response to chocolate…

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

As I go through withdrawal, I could do anything for another piece of that Norwegian milk chocolate I brought to Canada (that I ran out of about 27 hours ago). As I read Elyssa‘s blog post about chocolate (In my current state, I would absolutely buy this fictional new chocolate/sugarshock) I think about how an […]

So Many Options, But Are They All Essentially the Same?

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

Every year the summer comes around to everybody’s joy, and with summer comes a great many number of choices; Where do I travel this summer? What do I invest in this season? What festivals do I go to? All these choices are defined by their differences, but when it comes to travel destinations or festival […]

The Turntable is Still Around

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

Looking for a reason for why I still love that heavy black vinyl, I’ve gone through many an internet article searching for an explanation to why the impractical and non-digital can survive in this day and age. The vinyl record is sometimes perceived as the dinosaur of music, but according to The Economist, today sales of […]

(Still) Shaken, Not Stirred.

Monday, October 8th, 2012

The Popularity of 007 Sheds Light on Hollywood-viewers Lack of Film Loyalty The Economist recently published an article on the popular James Bond industry’s 50 year anniversary highlighting not the immediate question of why the story of the British agent ages so well, but rather why contemporary Hollywood fails to create another equally popular film […]

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